江苏省部分学校2024-2025学年高三上学期期初调研模拟测试英语试题

学科网（北京）股份有限公司 英语试题第.1.页（共 12 页） 2024~2025 学年第一学期高三期初调研模拟测试 英 语 注意事项： 1. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。 2. 回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如 需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写 在本试卷上无效。 3. 考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 30 分） 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转 涂到答题卡上。 第一节 （共 5 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 7.5 分） 听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳 选项。听完每段对话后，你都有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅 读一遍。 例：How much is the shirt? A. £19.15. B. £9.18. C. £9.15. 答案是 C。 1. Who is most probably Esther? A. A director. B. A reporter. C. A ballet dancer. 2. What did Sarah emphasize just now? A. Teamwork. B. Responsibility. C. Creative thinking. 3. What does the woman think of the weather? A. It’s very warm. B. It’s super cold. C. It’s pretty hot. 4. What does Greg ask Chloe to do? A. Draw up a notice. B. Send an application. C. View an advertisement. 5. What is the conversation mainly about? A. A restaurant. B. A charity event. C. A volunteer. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 英语试题第.2.页（共 12 页） 第二节 （共 15 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 分） 听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选 项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题 5 秒钟；听完后， 各小题给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第 6 段材料，回答第 6、7 题。 6. What will the man probably be doing at 10:00 a.m. tomorrow? A. Having a meal with Ms. Carey. B. Talking about marketing strategies. C. Attending a budget review meeting. 7. When is tomorrow’s conference call scheduled to begin? A. At 3:00 p.m. B. At 4:30 p.m. C. At 5:30 p.m. 听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 10 题。 8. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Air hostess and passenger. B. Friends. C. Fellow passengers. 9. Why does the man go to France? A. For sightseeing. B. For shopping. C. For business. 10. Where does the woman come from? A. The Netherlands. B. Britain. C. Thailand. 听第 8 段材料，回答第 11 至 13 题。 11. What does Dylan Warren say about the car? A. It has run more than 40,000 miles. B. Its air conditioning system is new. C. Its scratch was from a serious accident. 12. What is Jessica James dissatisfied with about the car? A. The brakes. B. The engine. C. The suspensions. 13. How much does Dylan Warren want to sell the car for? A. $5,500. B. $6,000. C. $6,500. 听第 9 段材料，回答第 14 至 16 题。 14. Which of the following appeals to the woman most? A. Shaolin kung fu. B. Wing Chun. C. Tai chi. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 英语试题第.3.页（共 12 页） 15. What is Jessica James dissatisfied with about the car? A. Its health benefits. B. Its interesting effects. C. Its graceful movements. 16. What does Dylan Warren say about the car? A. Different forms of self-defense. B. The new concept of Chinese philosophy. C. The significance of Chinese martial arts. 听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。 17. What does Debra Rosenthal teach? A. Organic Chemistry. B. Environmental Literature. C. Climate Change: Global Impacts. 18. Why was Isidora Djukic initially unsure about the idea of the board game? A. She doubted its effectiveness in learning. B. She was fed up with playing board games. C. She preferred traditional classroom discussions. 19. How does the board game “Solutions” differ from “Monopoly”? A. “Solutions” includes collecting recyclable materials. B. The players of “Solutions” work towards a common goal. C. The aim of “Solutions” is to make players compete with each other. 20. What do we know about the board game “Solutions”? A. It often involves votes to make a decision. B. It requires the players to measure the temperature. C. It needs to be played with six copies at the same time. 第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分 50 分） 第一节 （共 15 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 37.5 分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A Best Books for College Admissions College admissions are usually a complex process, with weighted GPAs, AP scores, volunteer requirements, and extracurricular activities. These 4 books are the best guides we can offer to help you think through this complex and expensive process with your teens. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 英语试题第.4.页（共 12 页） Who Gets In and Why by Jeff Selingo Bestselling author and education journalist, Jeff Selingo, spent months in the college admissions departments of three different universities. He gained a true insider’s view of what really goes on when decisions are made about which students to admit, and which ones to deny. This insightful book offers families guidance on helping their teens discover the fit college on every level, including financial must-reads! College Essay Essentials by Ethan Sawyer The college application essay is the most difficult part of the application process for many students. Ethan Sawyer is here to help with his comprehensive guide to writing the college essay. Filled with tips, exercises and essays from students who gained admission to their top choice schools, this book will take the sting out of the essay-writing process for your teen and you! The Truth about College Admission by Rick Clark and Brennan Barnard Rick Clark has written this excellent guide, offering families a chance to learn how admissions officers think about the college application process. Written with co-author Brennan Barnard, Director of College Counseling at The Derryfield School, this is the admissions guidebook for families that will take them through the entire college admissions process. The College Conversation by Eric J. Furda and Jacques Steinberg Eric J. Furda, Dean of Admissions at the University of Pennsylvania, and bestselling author Jacques Steinberg, provide guidance for parents about the crucial conversations they need to have with their college-bound teens. 21. What do Who Gets In and Why and The Truth about College Admission have in common? A. They are both best sellers of the year. B. They are both the result of two authors. C. They center on the admissions matter. D. They share admissions officers’ opinions. 22. Which book might you turn to when you have difficulty with the application letter? A. Who Gets In and Why. B. College Essay Essentials. C. The Truth about College Admission. D. The College Conversation. 23. Who is the text mostly intended for? A. High school students. B. Educational experts. C. College admissions officers. D. Parents of pre-college students. B Wendell Berry was almost 30 when he packed up his life as a New York intellectual and moved to Port Royal, a tiny community in Kentucky where generations of his forebears (祖先) had farmed 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 英语试题第.5.页（共 12 页） the land. His friends thought he was mad. But he felt it was his inner calling to record the history of the place. Since moving to Port Royal in 1964, he has lived as if he were in the 19th century, writing by hand and ploughing his fields with horses. His eight novels and more than 50 short stories are usually set in Port William, a stand-in (代替物) for Port Royal. Nick Offerman, an actor, wanted to adapt his work for the screen. However, the actor was refused. In Mr Berry’s opinion, humans must take care of the earth that grants them life. “The soil is the greatest connector of lives,” he has written. “Without proper care for it we can have no community.” This philosophy dominates his writings. In The Unsettling of America, published in 1977, Mr Berry criticized the natural damage caused by large agribusinesses. He thinks capitalism has separated farming from culture and disconnected people from nature. Mr Berry’s fiction explores the decline of values by following Port William’s interconnected clans (家族) as they enter the modern age. In Dismemberment, a short story, Andy Catlett loses a hand to a harvesting machine and becomes a loner. He sees his withdrawal is mistaken and reconnects with the town, finding “the wealth of an intimate history” in belonging to “his ancestral place”. In Hannah Coulter, Mr Berry’s seventh novel, the main character Hannah Coulter grows old after a sad life and anticipates loneliness when her children leave to find work in the city. Instead her hope is restored when her grandson returns to run the farm. These stories offer insightful advice for readers living through ecological disaster. Though few can return to farming basics, Mr Berry’s messages of building communities, being a good neighbor and resisting the invitation of modern life are still valuable. 24. Why did Mr Berry’s friends think he was mad? A. He moved to live in the countryside. B. He turned down Offerman’s request. C. He wrote most of his novels by hand. D. He gave up his career as an intellectual. 25. What do Mr Berry’s writings often imply? A. The challenges of farming in old days. B. The harmony between man and nature. C. The real benefits of large agribusinesses. D. The hard lives of his forebears in Kentucky. 26. What do Andy Catlett and Hannah Coulter have in common? A. They are from the same novel. B. They both choose to live alone. C. They are victims of country life. D. They both find their values again. 27. What does Mary mean in the last sentence of the text? A. Wendell Berry: a rural writer living a modern life B. Wendell Berry: a strong voice for modern farming 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 英语试题第.6.页（共 12 页） C. Discover why Wendell Berry’s rural tales shine D. Find out how Wendell Berry adapts to new environments C Years ago, I bought a blouse. That same day, I considered putting it on, but for no particular reason I decided not to. That weekend, I again considered wearing the blouse, but the occasion didn’t seem special enough, so again, I passed it up. Fast forward to today, I have never worn that blouse. What happened here? Why do people own so many unused possessions, treating them as though they are too special to use? To find out, I ran an experiment in which participants imagined buying a bottle of wine. We had half of the participants imagine considering opening it one night, but deciding not to. Then when we measured how special the wine seemed and participants’ intentions to open it later, we found that those who had imagined holding off on opening it were in fact less likely to intend to open it later. When asked the reason, most assumed they were waiting for a future occasion to open it－a more special occasion. Why do people fall into this mental trap? Prior research points to two main reasons. First, when options are presented one at a time, rather than all at once, it can be difficult to know when to make a decision. So people often end up “holding out” for an idealized future occasion. Second, regardless of the actual reasons behind their feelings and actions, people often come up with their own explanations after the fact. Putting these together is a recipe for what psychologists term “specialness spirals”. When you give up using something－for whatever reason－if you believe that you are waiting to use it, the possession will start to feel more special. And as you search for the right occasion day after day, it becomes more tempting to hold out for a future occasion. The less you use it, though, the more special it feels, and the cycle continues. Ultimately, the likelihood of using the possession becomes rarer and rarer. The more this happens, the more stuff you have lying around. How can you fight specialness spirals? Try committing in advance to using an item on a specific occasion. When buying a dress, tell yourself you’ll wear it this weekend. Or when purchasing a candle, plan to light it that day. This strategy encourages you to actually enjoy your possessions. 28. What were the participants asked to imagine doing in the experiment? A. Putting off drinking the wine. B. Evaluating the quality of the wine. C. Listing reasons for drinking the wine. D. Discussing how they would deal with the wine. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 英语试题第.7.页（共 12 页） 29. What does the underlined word “tempting” in paragraph 5 mean? A. Particular. B. Ordinary. C. Inviting. D. Unappealing. 30. What can we learn about specialness spirals? A. They can mislead people into shopping traps. B. They can lead to a collection of unused stuff. C. They result from an optimistic attitude to the future. D. They help explain the psychology of delayed rewards. 31. What is the main purpose of the text? A. To explain a psychological phenomenon. B. To criticize a wrong consumption concept. C. To remind people to enjoy their possessions. D. To encourage people to prepare for a rainy day. D The expression “Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration (汗水)” is often attributed to Thomas Edison. But as we have progressed into the 21st century, I think we should update the saying: “Success is 1% inspiration and 99% preparation.” Indeed, ideas are shooting around faster than ever, but most are worthless because no one does the hard work to implement them. And as we’re in a service economy now, implementation requires hours and hours not of sweat but of preparation. You must do it all: reading, researching, falling into one rabbit hole after another on the Internet to find the right series of test cases and quotes to make your point, and presenting your idea briefly and clearly. Preparation is everything! Watch the amazing 2021 video of the Perseverance rover landing on the surface of Mars. The onboard camera shows the terrain (地形). After the landing, I’m pretty sure one of the scientists exclaims, “Hey, that’s my rock.” In mission preparation, the entire landing area was digitized. The planners knew the placement of every rock and dip in terrain. Churchill famously memorized his speeches and practiced giving them over and over in his bathtub. Some of this was to overcome his stutter (口吃), but it was mainly to get the tone just right. Nothing was off-the-cuff (即兴的). His speeches didn’t sound like they were read from a piece of paper; they felt stream of consciousness. In his finest hours he showed the value of preparation. But, you may ask, why put in any extra effort? ChatGPT can pass Advanced Placement tests, entry exams for law and medical school, and even the bar exam. That probably says more about how poor those tests are than about AI’s ability. But even though AI can answer almost any question you throw at it, it is worthless in an elevator when your boss asks you what you think about new product 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 英语试题第.8.页（共 12 页） ideas or sales prospects in Omaha. The only answer comes from that 99% preparation. Study everything, not only the task you’ve been assigned. Dig deep. Come up with ideas and potential solutions. Work on an elevator speech for what excites you. Don’t wing it. Prepare. And trust me, the feeling you get from preparation-induced success is better than anything you can buy at a drugstore. Preparation will make you super great. 32. What can we learn from paragraph 2? A. The service economy makes ideas worthless. B. Implementation does not take much time these days. C. Ideas are worthless without preparation and hard work. D. Implementation requires more inspiration than preparation. 33. How does the author try to persuade readers to accept his argument? A. By listing examples. B. By sharing his experience. C. By providing research results. D. By referring to experts’ words. 34. What point is the author trying to make by mentioning ChatGPT? A. ChatGPT is capable of passing various tests. B. Preparation can help you perform better than AI. C. Elevator conversations require high social skills. D. Standard tests do not fully represent one’s abilities. 35. What does the test mainly talk about? A. How we can achieve success with little sweat. B. How we should make preparation for our future. C. Why perspiration still maters in the 21st century. D. Why preparation can pave the way to your success. 第二节 （共 5 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 12.5 分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余 选项。 There are different ways to learn and grow, but all of them involve getting feedback about how you are doing. 00036000 But whether it is positive or negative, it can bring a lot of value to your personal development. Why ask for feedback? Because it is the only way you can see yourself through another person’s eyes. You can look at your own work and skills but not see the truth. Sometimes, it’s because you get used to devaluing what you do. At other times, it’s because you overestimate your own ability. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 英语试题第.9.页（共 12 页） 00037000 Here is how you can make this a regular part of your life. You should ask other people what they think and how they see you. 00038000 However, making a habit of it takes the sting out of the experience and allows you to focus on what truly matters. 00039000 You don’ have to focus only on the bad things or what is not working. You also need to hear what is going well. What is working is as important as what is not. Don’t be afraid to ask for positive feedback, either. There are a couple of things you can do to ensure you are getting authentic feedback. First, approach people when they are willing to talk to you. 00040000 Second, don’t get angry. When you ask for feedback, you might hear unpleasant things. They may be ridiculous or hurtful, but that’s fine. Thank the person and decide whether the feedback is useful or not. A. Tell different kinds of feedback apart. B. Hearing about yourself may cause some anxiety. C. Be sure to request positive and negative feedback. D. Either way, feedback is of great significance to your growth. E. But you can’t control what feedback others choose to give you. F. Don’t, for example, disturb them when they are rushing or have a lot of stress. G. This can be scary because others will not just say nice things or what you want to hear. 第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分 30 分） 第一节 （共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分） 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。 My 5-year-old daughter Kai walked around a bus stop in Finland, picking up candy wrappers and plastic bottles and putting them in the waste bin. We were visiting family, and here she was, 004100 the sidewalk. It didn’t 004200 me that she would do that. Our project began when Kai 004300 a deflated (泄 了气的) balloon in an empty field. We had recently read about how animals can 004400 balloons for food. “Stop,” Kai said, and I 004500. As we picked up the balloon, we could see the whole field was covered in trash. “Can we clean it?” Kai asked. Each Friday, we picked up beer cans and cardboard boxes, Styrofoam containers, and plastic water bottles. After we 004600 two bags, we stopped for the day. The next week, we cleaned the same 30 feet and returned home, hot and 004700. Our arms were scratched from brush, and it seemed we would never 004800 those who threw trash out of car windows. When I posted photos of 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 英语试题第.10.页（共 12 页） Kai’s project on Facebook, friends praised her 004900. And they－ like me－ 005000 her determination to create a better world. 005100, I just felt something close to irritation (愤怒). Why are we making kids clean up our mess? So when the pandemic hit, I 005200 our cleanup project, and we haven’t restarted it. Kai is now in third grade, and on Fridays, she’s usually biking with friends after school. She’s still 005300 about the environment and hopes to become a marine biologist one day and study sharks. She has many years to 005400, years in which adults will hopefully get serious about solving plastic pollution. We shouldn’t leave children with a diminished planet and expect them to 005500 it. 41. A. watching B. cleaning C. decorating D. measuring 42. A. surprise B. upset C. please D. embarrass 43. A. left B. caught C. threw D. spotted 44. A. break B. exchange C. replace D. mistake 45. A. set off B. turned down C. pulled over D. called off 46. A. filled B. found C. carried D. emptied 47. A. thrilled B. relaxed C. exhausted D. disappointed 48. A. get ahead of B. catch up with C. get hold of D. put up with 49. A. works B. efforts C. bravery D. generosity 50. A. joined B. criticized C. rewarded D. admired 51. A. Therefore B. Instead C. However D. Moreover 52. A. abandoned B. suspended C. promoted D. delayed 53. A. concerned B. practical C. optimistic D. passionate 54. A. wait B. adapt C. decide D. expect 55. A. save B. enjoy C. accept D. control 第二节 （共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分） 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Parts of the Middle East are some of the 005600 (hot) inhabited places on Earth. Temperatures in Abu Dhabi can climb to over 50℃. As a result, air conditioning is a 005700 (necessary) there, and people tend to spend a lot of time indoors. But people there haven’t always had air conditioning. 005800 (fortunate), the comeback of an ancient Arabic architectural cooling technique has made this problem a thing of the past. Mashrabiya refers to the latticed (格子状的) screens often 005900 (see) in Islamic architecture that keep buildings cool without completely blocking light. They are designed 006000 (offer) a 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 英语试题第.11.页（共 12 页） spot of relief 006100 the heat within a building. The idea is essentially to stop direct sunlight 006200 (land) on the outside of the building. That’s 006300 inspired the design of Al Bahar Towers, a 25-story building wrapped in more than 1,000 hexagonal (六边形的) shades with built-in sensors that allow them to respond to the sun’s movements. When the sun hits the shades, they’ll unfold like an umbrella to ward off (抵挡) the heat. 006400 these measures, the outside of such a building in Abu Dhabi could reach as high as 90℃. So far the technique 006500 (help) reduce the building’s need for air conditioning by 50%. Cool, huh? 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分 40 分） 第一节 （满分 15 分） 假定你是李华，你去外教老师 Ryan 办公室归还上个月向他借阅的英文小说 The Old Man and the Sea，但老师不在办公室。请你给他写一张留言条，内容包括： （1）写留言条的目的； （2）告知归还书的摆放位置； （3）希望能再借阅一本英文小说。 注意： （1）写作词数应为 80 个左右； （2）请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 Dear Ryan, Yours, Li Hua 第二节 （满分 25 分） 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 In one summer afternoon, Richard walked to a nearby town for fun. An hour later, he noticed a little bike lying beside the road. And a small pink water bottle was lying nearby. He leaned closer and noticed fresh little muddy footprints disappearing into the woods. “What would a kid be doing here all alone?” Richard was puzzled. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 英语试题第.12.页（共 12 页） Anxious, he followed the footprints and walked into the forest. Richard sensed something was wrong, so he called out repeatedly, “Hello, anyone there?” Finally, he heard a faint cry from the heart of the woods. It was a little girl’s cry for help. “Help... I’m stuck...” the girl replied. “I’m coming. Hold on!” Richard yelled back. As he approached nearer and nearer, he heard a trickling (小股流淌 的) sound at a distance and then a loud roar. “Oh, my goodness!” he whispered. Tree branches turned around on the muddy-brown river; the strong current rushed through the rocks. “Don’t give up! I’m coming!” he screamed after noticing a little girl and a dog holding onto a log floating on the river. The girl ended up being stuck there after trying to save her dog which ran away from home and fell into the river. The current was washing away everything on its course. Although the girl was lucky the log was stuck onto something under the surface, that wouldn’t hold on for long as the current grew faster and stronger. Richard was running out of time. He couldn’t think of anything immediately. He didn’t know how to pull the two out to the shore before they were washed toward the edge of the waterfall, which was just meters away. “HELP!” the girl screamed again. Just then, Richard’s mind acted fast, and he ran back to get something. “Hold on! I’ll be right back,” he replied. Moments later, Richard returned with a very long, thick jungle vine (藤). He had one end of the vine tied around his waist and had the other end around a tree near the river. 注意： （1）续写词数应为 150 个左右； （2）请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 He jumped into the river and swam toward them. “Hold me tight!” he said, carrying the girl in the water.